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Night Owl (digitally enhanced drawing) Limited Edition
Night Owl (India ink 15 x 15) available
Another surreal pen and ink drawing. This night owl isn’t a party animal. He is the bringer of the night. He carries it under his wing. But be carful–he may sell you the moon.
Through the Gap in the Trees (watercolor and gouache 12 x 17)
A my husband cresting a hilltop at Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon. It’s all about the light, of course.
Rocky Shore (watercolor and gouache 16 x 20) available
A rocky landing along the Willamette River, in Independence, Oregon.
Early Spring Shadows (watercolor 15 x 23) sold
And yet more dramatic shadows. I never tire of them.
Forest Drama (watercolor 12 x 17) sold
More dramatic forest light.
Mossy Tangle (watercolor 13 x 14) available
I find the moss covered trees in the Northwest mysterious and intriguing.
Cool Shadows (watercolor 13 x 18) available
Long fingers of shadow stretch out from the hedgerow trees in the fields topping Joryville Hill, Marion County, Oregon.
Light Streams Streams Downhill (watercolor 13x 23) available
The Pen is Mightier Than the Quill (16 x 16 ink) available
Like most of my surreal drawings, the title of this little piece came first. It’s only after I’d played around with the possibilities for awhile that this little hedgehog came to have ink squirting out of his fountain pens.
Morning Shadows (12 x 19 watercolor) available
We are having a few beautifully clear winter mornings in the Willamette Valley this year. This is Skyline Trail (under Sprague High School) one such February morning.
Undaunted (15 x 19 watercolor and gouache) available
Portrait of a limbed tree.
Walking the Hedgerows (14 x 20 watercolor) available
Another painting of the delicious shadows in the fields above Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon
Forest Light (watercolor 13 x 17) SOLD
Joryville Park, Marion County, Oregon.
Skyline Trail (watercolor 15 x 19) available
Another painting of Skyline Trail.
Winter Shadows (watercolor 13 x 18) available
This painting is from a walk my husband and I took mid December in the fields above Joryville Park (just south of Salem, Oregon). The shadows were so delicious that I just had to paint them.
BiPolar Bear (India Ink on cold-press paper 12 x 14 inches).
Bi-polar disorder is a bear to suffer through. Being a bipolar bear may not be much better. But this one seems to be barring up well.
I have changed him up a little digitally:
BiPolar Bear II (digital drawing available in 8 x 10 and 11 x 14 images)
A Murder of Crows (India Ink 11 x 14) available
Another visual pun.
Llangollen Reflections (watercolor 17 x 23) sold
I took the reference photo I used for this painting on the Llangollen Canal, from our narrowboat rental. But it could be still water and trees, just about anywhere.
Just Below the Hilltop (watercolor 14 x 18) sold
Another view of Sprague Trail. The woods there are so light, since the ice storm of 2021 thinned the forest.
Forest Archway (watercolor 14 x 18) available
Another painting of the woods below our house.
Doorway to the Sky (watercolor 14 x 18) available
Having just finished a southwestern commission, I was tempted by yet another pueblo painting.
The Standing and the Fallen (16 x 23 watercolor) Sold
This Spring Salem, Oregon had back to back ice storms leading to many downed trees and branches. While I mourn many of the trees lost, nature’s thinning does have it’s compensations. One of those is that woods around our house, are an entirely new place, while still remaining beautiful. This lit up hillside was dark, tangled, and mossy just months ago. Now it is bright and open.
Anasazi Doorway (16 x 21 watercolor) commissioned
This piece was commissioned as a companion piece to Sky City Mission.
Sky City Mission (sold)
Foxgloves (12 x 15 India Ink) available
Yes I have a visual mind and yes the results can be silly.
Limited Edition Digitally altered prints: 11 x 14 $75 unframed.
Fox Gloves on Lavender (digitally altered pen and ink 11 x 14) $75 unframed
I hear the sound of geese returning and I imagine something like these.
Canadian Brass Geese (11 x 14 India Ink) available
Horn-Necked Goose (12 x 15 India Ink) $600 framed; $500 unframed
I Keep Him in My Heart (9 x 12 India ink) available
Limited Edition Digitally Altered Prints:
I Keep Him in My Heart on gray lavender (digitally altered pen and ink 9 x 12) $60
Beginning to Melt (15 x 22) Sold
One more painting of Croisan Creek Trail. This time after bit of snow.
Green Traveler or Silver Back (India Ink 11 x 14) available
Digitally Altered Limited Edition Prints:
Green Traveler on 60's Blue (digitally altered pen and ink) 11 x 14 $75
Bird Brain (India Ink 14 x 16) available
I have a very visual mind. When someone says “bird brain,” I’m apt to see something like this. But I particularly liked this visual pun, because it hints at the intelligence of birds, which is often as great or greater than mammals with similar lifestyles. Ironically, owls are not particularly bright birds, but crows, hawks, and ravens are.
Urban Chimera (India Ink 19 x 16) available
I think of this as a chimera, but given all of the city equipment, I guess he’s a little bit of a cyborg too.
Canine Nemesis (Technical Pen 12 x 12) available
Our dog thinks the vacuum cleaner is public enemy number one. This is how I think she sees it.
The Mossy Grove (watercolor 14 x 19) SOLD
This is my favorite part of Skyline trail, where all of the trees are bearded with moss.
Into the Woods (watercolor 13 x 20) SOLD
Another painting of the woods below Sprague Highschool, and another one of our favorite walks.
On the Rocks (watercolor 17 x 23) available
Yet another painting from our favorite local hike, Opal Creek, Oregon. There are just so many standout views on this hike.
Painted Vista (watercolor 6 x 13) available
During the pandemic I’ve been spending time traveling through my extensive collection photo files. The reference photos for this painting go all the way back to a Southwestern odyssey we made in 2013. This vista is from Painted Desert National Park in Arizona not far from the visitor center.
Counting Sheep (pen and ink 11 x 11) $500 framed; $450 unframed
My daughter says my sheep is smug–smug because he can count. Let him be smug, as long as he, not me, does the midnight counting.
Chimney Rock (watercolor 9 x 12) available
Tooth, Badlands National Park (watercolor 9 x 12) available
This paintings reach far back into my photo file to an auto trip from Nebraska home to Oregon some ten years ago. These two paintings are of little outcrops in Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Dry Meadow (watercolor 14 x 19) available
It got pretty dry on our walks under Sprague this summer. The dryness has it’s own beauty.
Wood's Edge (watercolor 16 x 21) available
We often hike in the woods below Sprague High School. This is the upper entrance to the trail. Lit from behind, the shadows are an invitation to walk in the woods.
